Cheated Quote by Samuel Johnson

“The happiness of building lasted but a little while, for though I love to spend, I hate to be cheated; and I soon found, that to build is to be robbed.” quote by Samuel Johnson — Download Open image

“The happiness of building lasted but a little while, for though I love to spend, I hate to be cheated; and I soon found, that to build is to be robbed.”

Samuel Johnson

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